Project Management

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Pr anava H a ld ipu r

Summary

• Project Management experience with responsibility of project deliverables and process improvement

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills exhibited during multiple client facing roles

• 2 years of experience as a Programmer, Analyst and Technology Consultant

EdUCation

Master of Science in Information Management, Syracuse University (GPA 3.67) E xpected August 2010

(Awarded Graduate

Assistantship)

• Management Curriculum ( Risk Management, Financial Statements Analysis, I T Capital Planning)

• Specialization ( Project Management and Resource Planning)

• Certificate of Advanced Study ( Information Security Management)

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, University of Mumbai (GPA 3.8) M ay 2007

P rofessional EXPERIENCE

I nnoventure, CASE Center - Syracuse University OOR B usiness Analyst (June 10 - Present)

• Collected, analyzed, reported all competitive data and conducted quantitative and qualitative market research

• Gathered client requirements, tracked project progress while maintaining training schedule & project

documentation

• Interfaced with clients during project life cycle ; developed presentations and reported deliverables

• Acted as a prime point of contact for identifying prospective opportunities for immediate client processes

i mprovement

Say Yes to Education, Syracuse University P roject Manager ( May 09 - June 10)

• Led a team of seven students to deliver 14 student business plans for multiple clients

• Executed and excelled in effort-time estimations, requirements gathering, qualitative analysis and report

generation

• Analyzed short term and long term risks and proposed risk mitigation solutions

• Performed continuous project tracking in terms of schedule and budgeting for individual activities

Syracuse University, iSchool F aculty Assistant ( Jan 10 - May 10)

• Mentored graduate student projects for strategic plan development and project management

• Facilitated system administration process for graduate coursework on learning management system

Wireless Grids Labs, iSchool Web Developer ( Oct 09 - Dec 09)

• I dentified essential issues, assessed potential problems and opportunities for project website

• Built strategic options into programming to broaden client base and industry reach

Sensis Corporation, Syracuse, NY R isk Analyst ( Oct 09 - Dec 09)

• Conducted scenario planning and assessment for key business r isks as part of financial and

operational threats

• Developed r isk plan and suggested strategies for r isk measurement, mitigation and disaster recovery

Syracuse University, Research Analyst ( May 09 - May 10)

P roject : SEED ( Syracuse Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development )

• Developed and managed project policies, procedures, templates and process assets

• Resolved resource constraints and aligned strategic project objectives and goals

• Accomplished pilot interview sessions and focus groups with community members as part of data

collection

N ational Stock Exchange I.T., Mumbai, India System Analyst, Software Services ( July 07- July 08)

P roject: Tea Board of India – eAuction System

• Researched and implemented Linux networking tools for securing network monitoring and control

• Led strategic planning for functionality of project modules which increased efficiency by 30%

• Benchmarked, analyzed and designed the flow diagrams for the four modules of the eAuction system

• Coordinated deliverables for business, technical and user requirements analysis for eAuction

R otaract Club of Mumbai Film City Secretary ( May 06 - May 08)

• Organized and led Polio Drive and Blood Donation camps in municipal hospitals

• Negotiated with government officials to acquire partial funding for projects

academic Achivements and leadership

• Delivered seminar on Enterprise Resource Planning for an audience of 80

• Presentation on Strategic I nformation Systems & Global Governance for an audience of 45

• Presented research ideas on community readiness at Healthy Building Conference 09

• Designed, implemented and documented Extractor & Analyzer System for commodity exchange rates

SKILLS

• C, C++, VC++, SQL Server 2005, HTML, MySQL, Web Programming (PHP, HTML,CSS)

• MS Office(Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), MS Project, Rational Rose, Lotus Notes, Prezi

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